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CityCouncil | 2021-03-16 | 22 | to Call;" 4) clear and concise protocols for APD social media, with direction to stop using it until the protocols are in place; 5) City leaders to be notified; leaders are notified for the most part, but the Council can commit to that; 6) bring back as a part of the budget a Block by Block or similar funding request; and 7) supporting the business community, which seems very simple as well. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated regarding the Block by Block and homelessness ambassadors coming back, the City also contracts with Village of Love; there would be a little bit of overlapping, but more help can always be used; Village of Love goes into the business community and neighbors with a staffed van in addition to the work they do running the day center and the City's safe parking. Councilmember Knox White stated Block by Block does do some interaction, but staff indicated they are ambassadors and hand out masks; he wants to make sure it is not being prioritized as a homeless service. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she also discussed the issue with staff; the matter can be addressed by email or with the City Manager; she wants to clarify the first recommendation in the staff report was to create and staff a new City department focused on Police accountability and racial equity to determine the feasibility of a Police Citizens Accountability Board, which she does not support. Councilmember Knox White stated that he was reading from the Steering Committee report, not the staff report, which just addresses development of the Citizens' Police Accountability Commission; concurred with the Mayor; stated that he is not at the stage of creating a department either. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired about adding the biannual mental health and de- escalation training. Councilmember Knox White agreed to include the matter in the motion; stated it was not one of the first seven Steering Committee recommendations, but he is happy to add it. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted it was in the next four recommendations. Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether the motion shifting responsibility for mental health crises would also include direction to look at different options, including building off of the City's existing structure, to which Councilmember Knox White responded in the affirmative. Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether the Who to Call campaign would also include direction to look at Dispatching protocol and procedure relative to things like the Community Assessment and Transport Team (CATT) program, to which Councilmember Knox White responded that he would be happy to add that to the motion. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 22 March 16, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-03-16.pdf |